At 1:30 Beijing time on February 9, the first semi-final of the Club World Cup began, palmeiras against the Cairo Nationals. In the first half, Vega scored a one-handed goal, and in the second half, Dudu went down to the next city, and Palmeiras reached the final 2-0, possibly in a peak showdown with Chelsea.
Palmeiras successfully defended the Copa Libertadores last year, qualifying for the Club World Cup for the second consecutive year. According to the schedule, Palmeiras went straight to the semi-finals against the champion team Cairo Nationals from Africa.
Although you are a South American champion, Palmeiras did not have the initiative in the scene, with 51%-49% possession, 10-12 shots on goal, and 3-6 shots on target! However, Palmeiras' ability to grasp the goal was even better, which ultimately turned into a victory.
The first goal came in the 39th minute of the first half, When Dudu picked up a cross from his back and Vega followed up with a right-footed shot to break the deadlock 1-0.
In the 49th minute, the players who scored goals and assists were exchanged, Wei Jia passed directly in front of the field, Dudu shot from a small angle on the right side of the penalty area, and the ball hung straight into the dead corner. Within 10 minutes, Palmeiras scored two goals in a row to kill the match 2-0. For the rest of the day, the two sides were no longer able to achieve anything, and Palmeiras easily reached the final.
Palmeiras set three records: First, they reached the final of the Club World Cup for the first time in their history. Second, Palmeiras is the first South American team to keep a clean sheet in the club world cup semi-finals after Gremio in 2017. Third, with Palmeiras winning, a total of nine Brazilian teams reached the final of the Club World Cup, and Brazil surpassed Spain as the team with the most finals in the Club World Cup.
Palmeiras will wait for the winner between Chelsea and Riyadh Crescent, with the Champions League winner taking on a PK with the AFC Champions League winner. Chelsea are worth 880 million yuan, Riyadh Crescent is only 55 million, the two sides are very different, if there is no accident, the Blues will advance to the final.
This is the second time in Chelsea's history to participate in the Club World Cup, the last time was in 2012, when they also advanced to the final, and the result was a 1-0 defeat to Corinthians, and the only European team in the past 10 years that could not win the Club World Cup.
Petr Cech said that since he joined in 2004, Chelsea has won the Champions League, Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, Community Shield and European Super Cup, and he hopes that the team can make up for the regrets of 10 years ago and become the third Premier League team to win the Club World Cup after Manchester United and Liverpool.